Sign in Subscribe

Latest

'Utterly absurd': Kosovo ex-president denies war crimes as trial closes

'Utterly absurd': Kosovo ex-president denies war crimes as trial closes

Kosovo's former president and guerrilla leader Hashim Thaci called the war crimes charges against him "entirely untrue and utterly absurd" Wednesday on the final day of his marathon trial in The Hague. More than five years since Thaci handed himself in to face charges of war

Japan's Takaichi formally reappointed as PM following election victory

Japan's Takaichi formally reappointed as PM following election victory

Japan's Sanae Takaichi was formally reappointed as prime minister on Wednesday, 10 days after her historic landslide election victory. Takaichi, 64, became Japan's first woman premier in October and won a two-thirds majority for her party in the snap lower house elections on February 8.

Polish bishop goes on trial for paedophilia cover-up

Polish bishop goes on trial for paedophilia cover-up

A Polish bishop went on trial Wednesday for allegedly covering up paedophilia by priests in his diocese in a landmark case for the deeply Catholic country. The Bishop of Tarnow Andrzej Jez is the first member of the hierarchy to face criminal charges for failing to inform authorities of abuse

Man missing in floods as France hit by record 35 days of rain

Man missing in floods as France hit by record 35 days of rain

A man has gone missing in the Loire River in the flood-hit west of France, an official said, as the country on Wednesday marked a record-breaking streak of 35 consecutive days of rain. National weather service Meteo-France said the country was experiencing its longest series of rainy

Mikaela Shiffrin, skiing's greatest back on top of the world

Mikaela Shiffrin, skiing's greatest back on top of the world

US star Mikaela Shiffrin, the most successful World Cup skier in history, cemented her Olympic legacy on Wednesday when she won the women's slalom, her third title in her fourth Winter Games. Already a two-time Olympic gold winner, Shiffrin showed why she has amassed more victories on

Notorious Courbet painting goes on show in Vienna

Notorious Courbet painting goes on show in Vienna

One of Gustave Courbet's most controversial nudes, "The Origin of the World" will be the centrepiece of a major retrospective of the 19th-century French artist that opens in Vienna on Thursday. The 1866 painting of a naked woman lying with her legs open, has only

More than 140 candidates file for political office as Montana's election season kicks off

Icy roads and sideways snow didn’t keep a slew of political hopefuls from traveling to the Montana State Capitol on Tuesday to declare their campaigns for public office this year. Registering as a candidate at the state Capitol is a ceremonious occasion that marks the official kickoff of election